Marking-light fob locomotives



A.N.LUCA& MARKING LIGHT FOR LOCOMOHVES= APPLlCATlON FILED juusn. I9\8.

1,810,027. Patented July 15, 1919.

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Patented July 15, 1919.

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ABRAHAM 1v. LUoAs, or MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN. a

MARKING-LIGHT FOR LOCOMOTIVES.

Application filed June 11, 1918.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ABRAHAM N. LUoAs, a citizen of the United States,and resident of Milwaukee, in the county of Milwaukee and State ofWVisconsin, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inMarking-Lights for Locomotives; and I do hereby declare that thefollowing is a full, clear and exact description thereof.

This invention refers to signal lights, more particularly that type usedas markers on locomotives and carriers of like character.

It is the present custom to mark the opposite sides of railway trains,vessels and the like with different color signals to enable an observerto determine the direction in which the conveyance is traveling. Tofurther facilitate this purpose lights of different colors are employedat night, while flags are used in the day time.

It is therefore the object of the present invention to provide a lampcasing which is adapted to be used on either side of a conveyance thusdoing away with the necessity of a right and left.

Another object is to provide a lamp casing of simple, compact, andeconomical structure which is adapted to receive a flag staff when theuse of the same is desired.

The invention in one practical form in which it may be embodied isillustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which:

Figure 1 is an elevational view of a 1000- motive showing the inventionattached thereto.

F ig. 2 is a sectional view through the lamp casing.

Fig. 3 is a. plan view of the same with the hinge cover swung back, and

Fig. 4 is a detail sectional view through a portion of the casingshowing the socket with the flag staff in place.

Referring now more particularly to the drawings, 1 designates acontainer having mounted centrally therein a suitable socket 2 for thereception of a lamp 8. At two a djacentsides of the container 1, whichis preferably rectangular in cross section, are apertures 4 closed byglass slides 5 carried in guides 63, said guides being attached toSpecification of Letters Patent. N Patented [11y 15, 1919.

Serial No. 239,444.

the sides of the container adjacent the apertures.

Mounted on one side of the container is a magazine 7 for the receptionof additional glass slides which are carried for the purpose ofreplacing the slides 5 should the same become damaged or a differentcolor be desired. The front portion of the magazine 7 is cut out toenable ready access to the glasses contained therein and further toallowthe spring 8 attached to the side of the container to exert apressure upon the glasses thus preventing breakage through Hingedlysecured to the container is a top 9 having a cut out portion 10 at oneof its corners which registers with the stafi socket 11 formed in thecontainer by the partition 12.

It will be further noted that the partition 12 at its upper end isslightly flared to re ceive a down-turned lip 13 of the cut out portion10, while that portion of the bottom of the container which is inregister with the staff socket is apertured to permit water or otheraccumulation to pass through thus preventing the socket from becomingobstructed and at the same time preventing water from passing into thecontainer.

Secured to the container in any suitable manner is an attaching bracket14 provided with flanges at right angles to each other and suitablyapertured to permit the con tainer to be mounted upon the conveyance. Inthe present instance the casing is shown secured to the head of alocomotive. It will be noted that the portion X of the bracket shown bydotted lines in Fig. 2 is bent back to conform to the periphery of thelocomotive head thus preventing wabbling and insuring a rigid connectionof the casing.

What I claim as new is:

1. A lamp Casing comprising a rectangular container, apertures formed inadjacent sides of the container, glass slides adapted to close theapertures, a partition secured to the side walls of the containerinteriorally of the same whereby a stafl socket is formed, and a coveradapted to close the container, said cover being provided with anopening in registry with said socket.

shaking or jarring.

'2. A lamp casing comprising a rectangulaicontainer, apertures formed inadjacent sides of the container, glass slides adapted to close theapertures, a partition secured to the sidewalls of the containerinterioraily of the same whereby a stafi socket is formed, an opening inthe bottom of said container and in registry with s aid socket to'p re'ent accumulation Within the same, and a cover adapted to close saidcontainer and provided 10 with an opening in registry with said stafisocket.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing 1 have hereunto set my hand atMilwaukee, in the county of Milwaukee, and State of Wis- 15 co'nsin.

ABRAHAM N. LUCAS.

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